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Copyright, 1894, 
by George W. Jacobs & Co. 




Dedicated to 5, C, K,j 
in memory of 

A Summer Spent in Botanizing 

at 

• Black Barren Mineral Springsj . 

Lancaster Countyj Fenna. 




S^R IKe woods of TpeRRsijlvariia, 

ila a shady, calm retreat, 
TKere bubbles up a I^/CiReral Spring 

'Frora a depth of eighty feet ; 
Sit possesses an evea temperature 

®f fifty =four degrees, 
^iT^nd the rhythm of its gentle flow 

IN'o v/inter storm can freeze. 



Black Barren ! strange misnomer! 

To the unenlightened mind 
£i seems a contradiction, 

^^nd not e2cactly kind 
To a joyful little spring like this, 

l/vTith a name to weigh it down, 
^\kC^rizr>. the barren rocks deserve it all, 

si;?(nd they have ceased to frov/n. 



TKe cKarmirig SusqueKauRa 

[Three miles or more away] 
^i:?(llured ixs forth by moonlight, 

^*;?(s well as through the daq ; 
sj;?(nd the river, birds and flowers, 

^With the hill where we stood to view 
"Five counties bathed in sunset, 

^iT^re dear to memories true. 



©ne lovely, bright, ^une morning, 

*"\Arc wandered o'er the ground 
'Where ''Tpisgah's" lofty summit 

Surveys the country 'round ; 
Tpipsissewa, our forest pearl 

©f flowers, blossomed there, 
^nd as for Self 3{eal — truly, 

'lATe breathed it in the air. 



The DytouRl became a Temple, 

^s IKe Summer days went by — 
THe barren rocks, ihz natural v/alls, 

The only dome, IKe sky ; 
^nd as we sang our praises, 

©r knell in spirit there, 
The woods composed the sermon, 

'Twas Self 3{eal everywhere. 



^Yizn deep in thought we wandered 

Beneath the dear, old trees. 
The flowers sa\r us coming, 

^nd nodded in the breese ; 
^nd though we picked them often, 

^nd bruised their tender stems, 
"por their simple love of learning 

They remained our constant friends. 



'3{aUowed be IKoa, Vervain 



^(s Ihou gro^A^est oa IKe groand, 
"For in IKe 3/[ouRt of dalvarij 

There Ihcd fir£l was found ;" 
^WilK suLcK associations, 

"VvTiik more than "Simpler's (^9*°^/' 
©r "^iTirgil's praise, or Tpliriy's, 

'W*e love IKm blossoms coy. 



^<;?^a ^^nemone of the classics 

Tpeeped at us novv^ and then, 
"For in J.un.e their time is over 

Till Spring returns again. 
There is a (^rzek tradition 

"Ihat the tears v/hich fell to earth 
^TQUi ^enus o'er ^^donis 

(paused this little flower's birth. 



TKen. the ©aisics ! ^{o'lr IKcy eyed us, 

^(s IKougK IKey suffered still, 
"Frora Kavirig crossed the oceaR 

^^gainst IKeir ov/n s^//eel will ; 
Bu.t this laad of IKeir adoption 

J^oves taera dearlij as hzr owr, 
j:;?^Rd ia every nook and corner 

TKey have made tKeraselves a horrie. 



Blacl<:=Eyed Susan, though, a native, 

(Xonies to us from the ^lATest, 
^nd Bouncing Bet, from England, 

Suggests no thought of rest ; 
Ju>\xi though she wander ever 

She does her little part, 
^^nd the world is all the better 

IFor Inzr lovino, generous heart. 



TKeri Si. John's 'Wort — ©K, IKe memories 

TKal cluster 'round Vruz name ! 
s^^ safeguard aoaiasl evil, 

^£7^rid rnelaRcKolia's bane. 
The old tradition also, 

^Kat the soul Kad power to leave 
The body of its pilgrimage, 

"prevailed on St. /j^onn's Eve. 



'Po'Jver for one night only 

To visit the future place, 
*^\Arhere, the final parting coming, 

nyCan should end his earthly race. 
^ care not, oh £ care not, 

'Where £ lay this body down, 
So that whzR the strife is over 

^ may obtain my crown. 



The (LotnniQa 3\/CiiUeirL, also, — 

jjes, it 'raost provokes a sraile, 
'WKen wc read it is a aative 

®f the very distant iJsle 
©r TSeairisula of TKapsos ;^ 

So to Sicily we trace 
TKis plaat, for larap= wicks valued 

By the cultured SreciaR race. 



'With suck a reputation, 

dombiried with I^^omaa use 
©f the stalks for funeral torches, 

^et us not this plant abuse ; 
^or though we may not gather 

iJts leaves for " midnight oil," 
®ur thoughts in strength are gainers 

IFor that early Srecian toil. 

"Thapsos was a town of .Sicily, on the eastern coast, not far to the 
north of Syracuse. It was situated on a peninsula which was sometimes 
called an island. The place probably obtained its name from the penin- 
sula producing the Thap.sos [Oa(J><)!;]—a sort of plant or shrub used for 
dyeing yellow." 



TKe ^^ewel ^^UTeed ! those gracefu.1 . 

©aialy little gems, 
3{anging Ir fragile beau-tij, 

^ike peridaats froin their stems ; 
So rich ia nature's settirip, 

®f goldeR=i]ello\v bloom, 
They filled our hearts with fragrance^ 

Though lacking all perfume. 



v^nd iJ could not help the longing 

ihat as the years went on, 
©ur lives might grow in purity, 

^i:?(nd shine forth as the sun ; 
That when the 3/Caster calls us 

To bring our ripe sheaves home, 
'V^Hz may be among " 3{is jewels " 

^s the ''I^ainbow 'round the Thron( 



TKe dardiaal flower ! ^UolKer pea 

'W'ilK greater skill IKaa nriae 
3{as wrliizR all IKal need be said 

iJa iKe following graceful line: 
'^i;?(s if some wounded eagle's breast, 

Slow throbbing o'er the plain, 
3{ad left its airy path impressed 

Sn drops of scarlet rain." 



"From the TJ arrow, by the roadside, 

^here comes a breath from Troy, 
"^For tradition claims ^i:^chilles 

""UTould oftentimes employ 
This little plant to cure the wounds 

®f his faithful, gallant men, 
lAThen he led them forth in battle 

To bring 3{elen home again. 



TKcr IKe Bergaraoi, and DyColKcrwort, 
^i;?(nd dairiti] ^ueen ^£:?(riRe's Jj^^ace 



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Xhat drapes our fields in beauty 
^WitK soft aad feathery grace ; 

TJellow (LloYer, Blue J^^obelia, 
^*:7^ad Starry (LarapioR, white, 

That shoae frora the aeighboriag hillside 
^ike a fairy satellite. 



©ae lovely suraraer eveaiag 

['^was growiag rather late] 
"VkC^ gathered aa Eveaiag Tpriinrose 

©utside the little gate 
JJ^eadiag from Barrea Spriag S{ouse; 

®ur Vesper flower ! fair 
3n color, sweet as iacease, 

ilavoked a sileat prayer. 



IperKaps a brigKi-robed aagcl, 

®R some earlKly raissian, sought 
This blossora for its beauty, 

^*;^nd trie golden petals caught 
The reflection of his glory, 

'lAThich left a halo there — 
3/Cay our lives with deeds of mercy shine, 

Till " Evening shades appear." 



©n the banks of the Susquelianna 

['Twas early in ^Jjuly] 
'^UZ'e found a kind of Solden i^od 

.j^s yellow as the sky, 
^When the flush of the summer sunset 

i]s deepening in the ^W*est, 
©r the rich and gorgeous plumage 

That adorns the ©riole's breast. 



""lATe Have " about cigKti] species" 

©f Solden I^od alone, 
lATKilst England, rich in flora, 

(I^an call but one Ker own ; 
"^nd this genus, Solidago, 

So lovely to behold, 
iJs fraught with healing virtue 

OyCore dear than minted gold." 



'^hen the I^od is quite suggesti\^e — 

Dytay a 3{eavenli] "Father's hand 
Ever hold it tenderly, o'er us 

throughout this great, wide land. 
3, forsaking 3{is righteous precepts, 

*"\AZ*e v/ander from our Sod, 
^f we lose our truth and honesty 

3/Cay we feel 2{is (5 olden I^od. - 



"For beaiiiij of forin and color, 

^lATKal Ro'^zr doia more zRivnm 
3iszU about our K2art=striri3s 

TKari the bright red (Lolvimh'mz ? 
Trie naiTie coraas from the ^atia, 

JyCeaairig (Lolomba, a ©oyc — 
^i7^ veri] sacred symbol 

"For the Columbia that we love. 



'What a world of thought lies f olden, 

iJa these plaats beaeath our feet ! 
^^UThat a field for coatemplatioa 

Sn the aame of Bitter Sweet ! 
'For every life worth liviag 

2Kath its chasteaiags aad its v/oes, 
vf:?(ad should blossom ere its aooaday 

^W*ith the sweetaess of the I^ose. 



There are plants for naoral healing, 

There are herbs for bodilij pain, 
^iT^nd the Tansy and the Boneset 

3{aYe made themselves a name ; 
"Far back in the middle ages 

The former h'eld its own, 
^*;?(nd the latter cared a fever 

D\^RQwn South as the Breakbone. 



'W'ild Senna and the T?artridge- T?ea 

^re close allied in blood, 
siT^nd the leaves of the bright blue dhicory 

Formed part of 3{orace's food. 
Iirhilst the "large, pale, yellow blossoms' 

®f False Fo^cglove, so fair, 
AAiaved in the summer sunshine 

^ike butterflies ererKwherz. 



©ne bright and Kappy raorriirig, 

I^eslirig ori log of pin,e, . 
'We aaalijsed the OVCuslard Tplaat, 

IN*ear 3/Casoa and ©i2Cori's line ; 
^hzrz is Rothiag ihzrz to raarlc the spot, 

So famous ia days of yore, 
Save perfect peace aad quietness, 

^ contrast to the v/ar. 



IhTow the T?ye 'Weed, in '' raspberry tint," 

SKoots upward like a cane ; 
"From an iJndian called JJ.oe "Pye, 'tis said, 

TKis plant derives its name. 
(Lases of typhus fever 

iJn the I^feY/ Ertgland States he cured. 
©h ^oe ! thy long=dov/n=trodden race 

3{as suffered and endured ! 



TKe Turtle 3(eai, like its riaraesarCe fond, 

^prefers tae quiet stream, 
^rid the little, corrirriori ©ittany 

I^oves freely as a dream ; 
But 5no\r OR the ^/Countairi is so rare, 

si:?(rLd beautiful, as sKu, 
'Twill dassle you some morning 

^ike a snowflake from the sky. 



TKe dark=blue berries of Solomon's Seal, 

J{ow drooping beneath the stem, 
Suggest the genial springtime, 

'"UTKen these woods will resound again 
'lAZ'ith the notes of the happy song=birds 

'"lATe have loved the summer through— 
The (Xat=bird, I^obin, 1?ewee, 'lATren, 

>i:?(nd the ^Wood ©ore's mournful coo. 



TKe ijroa ^Weed, loo, in. richest hues, 

'^J'prears its purplish stems, 
^i;?(rid as for the Soldea ^^sters 

^We loved them m-ore than gems. 
^^iT^bout one hundred species " 

©f ^d'^ster are our own, 
But the INfation's crowning glory, 

ils the (Scolden I^od alone. 



IKow, with "Fragrant ^ife ^Everlasting 

£ turn my thoughts from earth 
Toward the sky, where the stars are watching 

TFor the new creation's birth. 
'^UThat a glorious resurrection 

^^waits us on that day, 
^^lAThen, new heavens and earth awaking, 

"IFormer things shall pass away ! 

I am indebted to Mrs. Wm. Starr Dana's book. " How to Know The 
Wild Flowers," for traditions, and much interesting information. 






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